Development Imperatives for the Asian Century

Petri, Peter A.; Thomas, Vinod

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“…As the calculation of NPV concerns long-term influences, there are different views on how to incorporate those into the present value. Petri and Thomas (2013) discuss the discount rate and differing views about it in the context of climate change, taking the Stern Review (Stern 2006) as a case study. The Stern Review uses a normative interest rate of 1.4 percent to calculate the present value of future environmental damages, using the principle that the welfare of all generations should count equally.…”

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The Picture from Cost-Benefit Analysis

Thomas

Chindarkar

2019

Economic Evaluation of Sustainable Development

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This chapter focuses on one of the oldest techniques of economic evaluation, cost-benefit analysis (CBA). It takes the readers through the steps involved in conducting a CBA. In addition to conventional steps to be followed, it underscores the use of the technique in examining inclusion and environmental sustainability. It also includes case studies highlighting the application of CBA in influencing policies aimed at achieving sustainable development.

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The Picture from Cost-Benefit Analysis

Thomas

Chindarkar

2019

Economic Evaluation of Sustainable Development

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“…Despite the progress made locally, there is no shortage of evidence-based reports and scholarly works indicating a downward spiral of worsening social and environmental conditions in Asia (ADB, 2012;Bauer & Thant, 2010;Laruelle & Peyrouse;Lipovsky, 1995). Economic growth and the sustainable development of Asian societies are threatened, mainly by two alarming socio-economic trends: rising income inequality and ecological deterioration (Petri & Vinod, 2013). A report by the Asian Development Bank (ADB, 2012) indicates that rising income inequality is widespread in Asia.…”

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Toward Inclusive Economic, Social and Environmental Progress in Asia: An Introduction

Martinez¹

2017

Advances in Business Ethics Research

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This introductory chapter discusses the challenge of fostering sustainable development in Asia, where the economic, social and environmental contingencies are changing rapidly and concerns over, inter alia, climate change, environmental degradation, population growth and social deprivation provide for a complex terrain for decision-making. A number of perspectives that have been used in the extant literature to explain the specific societal role of business organisations in this region are critically reviewed and an emphasis is placed on their general lack of depth and contextualisation. This leads to the observation that this volume represents a timely contribution to our understanding of an understudied phenomenon: corporate sustainability-oriented practices in Asia. The book develops a collection of illustrative company cases that help us to clarify some conceptual and practical issues that surface the societal role of multinational companies in the Asian context. We hereby join a growing movement of research that seeks to unveil the conditions giving rise to a better and more context-sensitive way of integrating concerns for social and environmental impacts into corporate management decisions.

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“…Pretax subsidies-the difference between domestic and world energy prices-are 0.9 percent of Asia's GDP. Post-tax subsidies, which include externality charges such as lost taxes and damage to other economic sectors, are approximately 4.4 percent of GDP (Petri and Thomas 2013).…”

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Climate Change and Natural Disasters

Merkouris¹

2014

Environmental Protection and Sustainable Development From Rio to Rio+20

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Box 1.1. Definitions from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Box 3.1. Mindanao: complacency and learning Box 4.1. Mitigation by decree: the case of the People's Republic of China Box 4.2. The catastrophe of Indonesia's forest fires Box 4.3. Sustainable urban development: Curitiba, Brazil Box 5.1. Good practices in resilience, adaptation, and disaster risk reduction Box 6.1. Germany decouples GHG emissions from economic growth Box 6.2. The Asian Development Bank's role in climate action xiii I would like to thank Rajesh Pradhan, Ruth Francisco, Alice Martha Lee, and Marianne Juco for their special contribution at various stages of the writing of the book. Special thanks go to Erich Vogt, John Hay, Mohan Munasinghe, and Neil Britton for peer reviewing the manuscript.My sincerest appreciation goes to the team leaders, staff, and the management team at the Asian Development Bank's Independent Evaluation Department. I am grateful for their generous support, advice, and inputs during the various phases of preparing the manuscript.

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Development Imperatives for the Asian Century

Cited by 3 publications

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The Picture from Cost-Benefit Analysis

The Picture from Cost-Benefit Analysis

Toward Inclusive Economic, Social and Environmental Progress in Asia: An Introduction

Climate Change and Natural Disasters

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